News and Media Releases2021
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SURVEY WHANGANUI & PARTNERS TAKE A MOMENT TO PARTICIPATE: LINK TO SURVEY 15.09.21 PRESS RELEASE - POSTPONEMENT Due to COVID 19 the Whanganui Literary Festival Trust has decided to postpone the 2021 Literary Festival until mid-February 2022, with the main Festival taking place 25-27 February. Trust Chair, Mary-Ann Ewing says, ‘It is a great shame to make this decision so close to the start of this year’s festival. However, I’m sure everyone will understand that we are living in difficult, uncertain times, and have to adjust accordingly”. ![]()
2019
Kidman speaks at festival Playwright Albert Belz will talk stage and screen at Whanganui Literary Festival Authors line up for festival Crime writer attending Whanganui LitFest Biographer Joanne Drayton keynote speaker at Whanganui Literary Festival Literary festival's winning lineup Whanganui Literary Festival promises exciting, diverse line-up of writers 2018 Turia biographer to speak at Winter Wonderfest 2017 Weekend of words a hit for Whanganui Literary Festival organisers - Oct 2017 Whanganui Literary Festival gets crafty for school hols- Oct 2017 2015 Whanganui Literary Festival early bird tickets take off - July 2015 Kelly Scarrow: Not everything is learnt from a book - July 2015 Literary Luminaries to shine in Whanganui - May 2015 2014 Change of guard as literary festival trust founder retires - June 2014 It was so great to meet the other writers and it was an engaging and inspiring weekend, for which I am very grateful for your inviting me to take part. |